planked

Definition of plankednext
past tense of plank
as in plopped
to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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  • But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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  • But in other court districts where cases are further along, many have been tossed by judges or resulted in acquittals.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Those are just a few of the clever software-as-a-service portmanteaus being tossed around as investors debate a massive selloff in the sector that has vaporized roughly $1 trillion in valuations from recent highs, with more than $285 billion in market value wiped out in February alone.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Planked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planked. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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